Great Han Empire

Chapter 161

"My lords, let's go back to the city to talk. It's windy and cold outside the city..." Xian Yufu greeted warmly.

"No." Fu Xie waved his hand and said solemnly, "We won't go into the city anymore, we will leave immediately."

Li Hong and Xian Yufu were stunned.

"Your Majesty urges and urges, there is no longer any delay, we will return to Luoyang immediately." Fu Xie said anxiously.

"Master Fu, why are you so anxious, more anxious than destroying the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou?" Xian Yufu asked suspiciously.

"There is another change in the Xiliang battlefield. Your Majesty has decreed that Mr. Fu should immediately serve as the prefect of Hanyang County in Liangzhou. Therefore, Mr. Fu is now very heartbroken, and he can't wait to rush to the Xiliang battlefield in one day." Liu Yu's expression was gloomy. He said, "The situation in Xiliang is becoming more and more tense."

"A few days ago, we received news from the two adults, didn't they say that the situation in the Xiliang battlefield has temporarily stabilized? Why did something happen again?" Li Hong asked.

"The distance between the two places is thousands of miles, and the transmission of news is too slow." Fu Xie explained, "In December last year, Han Sui's rebel army in Bianzhang got the help of the Qiang and Hu cavalry and broke through the defense line of the chariot general Master Zhang. Quickly invaded Fufeng County, and now it directly threatens Chang'an."

Li Hong and Xian Yufu looked at each other, secretly horrified.There were 10 officers and soldiers on the Xiliang battlefield, but they couldn't stop the attack of the Xiliang rebels. This shows how powerful the Xiliang rebels are.

"Is there anything you need us to represent His Majesty?" Liu Yu asked.

Li Hong shook his head.

"If Master Li can completely eliminate the Jizhou Yellow Turban Army before April, it will definitely be of great help to the Xiliang battlefield." Fu Xie said, "Jizhou is stable, and the imperial court can focus on the Xiliang battlefield wholeheartedly. You and your financial resources are invested in Xiliang, so there is no need to focus on two things."

"Don't worry, my lords, I will immediately start to deal with the Changshan Yellow Turban Army." Li Hong said loudly.

Liu Yu and Fu Xie didn't say anything more.After Fu Xie read out the imperial edict, he handed over the official seal ribbon (the ancient official seal was worn on the body, the ribbon is the ribbon tied with the seal button) and the talisman to Li Hong, and then left in a hurry.

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When Li Hong returned to Handan City, he immediately called Zheng Xin and asked him to find a former Yellow Turban Army officer from the Yanzhao Trilogy, who should be shrewd and capable of handling affairs.He has something to arrange.

Not long after, Zheng Xin walked in with a sweaty officer.This man was young, with a mustache on his lips, bright eyes, and a smile on his face that made it hard to tell the depth.

"The villain Chen Ming kowtows to see the lord." As he said that, he lay on the ground and kowtowed, making a loud noise.

Li Hong was startled, and hurried over to help him up, patted his already red forehead with his hands, and said with a smile: "If you keep knocking like this, your head will be broken. I won't kill you, you are afraid what?"

Chen Ming felt relieved, and replied with a smile: "I don't know what orders the adults have for the little ones?"

"What is your current military position in the army?" Li Hong helped him to do a good job, and asked himself sitting next to him.

Chen Ming was moved by Li Hong's intimacy, and the fear in his heart calmed down a little, and he replied with trepidation: "The villain is the head of the village, and now he is leading a group of troops to follow Mr. Zheng."

"They were originally scouts of the Yellow Turban Army. There were about 300 people. I pulled them out alone and trained them myself." Zheng Xin explained hastily.

"Then you've been working hard recently?" Li Hong said with a smile, "There's something you need to do yourself, how about working harder?"

Zheng Xin said with a smile: "Yes. If you finish it, you will be rewarded."

Li Hong smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay. Why, seeing Hutou marrying a wife, you are jealous too, want to save money?"

Zheng Xin patted him lightly with a smile, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter."

"Ask Chief Chen to lead the way. The two of you immediately go to Heishan, find Yang Feng, and tell him that I want to see Zhang Yan, and let him find a way to make an appointment with time and place." Li Hong said in a low voice.

The smile on Zheng Xin's face suddenly froze.Chen Ming's expression also changed drastically, and he looked at Li Hong in surprise.This man just defeated the Yellow Turban Army, killed tens of thousands of Yellow Turban Army, and had a deep blood feud with the Yellow Turban Army. At this time, he still wants to meet the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. Is there something wrong with his brain?

Zheng Xin knew that Li Hong and Yang Feng had a private agreement, so the matter of Zhao Guo was quickly resolved.But in his view, this matter can never be repeated.In any case, Zhang Niujiao died on the battlefield of the Yingtao War, and his death was directly related to the Fengyun Iron Cavalry.Is it too wishful thinking to talk to Zhang Yan?

"My lord..." Zheng Xin hesitated for a moment, and wanted to persuade him, but was immediately interrupted by Li Hong.

"Leave immediately. Tell Yang Feng that I will lead my troops to Changshan immediately. If Zhang Yan is willing to meet, I can choose a place near Changshan." Li Hong said firmly, "There is no room for negotiation on this matter, you both set off immediately. "

Zheng Xin hesitated for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Have you changed recently?"

"Oh?" Li Hong asked strangely, "What changed?"

"Now, you don't discuss many things with us, and you decide for yourself. It's no longer like the past, when everyone discusses things together..."

Li Hong laughed: "Shouyan, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. Once something goes wrong, you are just accomplices and implicated. Don't talk nonsense, I have my own way Proper. Do it quickly."

Zheng Xin stood up helplessly, looking unwilling.

Li Hong pointed at his nose and cursed with a smile: "Only the three of us know about this, so it's not for your face. If you want to go, I'll ask Zilong to go."

Zheng Xin quickly put on a smiling face and said, "I'll go, I'll go. Anyway, we are brothers in life and death. Since you don't want your life, what do I want to do with it? Just stay with you."

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Xianyufu, Yushi, Hengji, Loulu, and Sheyingtong were invited by Zhao Yun to Li Hong's residence one by one.

Lou Lu is now convinced of Li Hong, and is even willing to sacrifice his life for him.Just for one thing, he had this strong idea in his heart.Li Hong respected him very much.He has never enjoyed this kind of respect and attention in his own tribe.Everyone desires this kind of equal respect, but there are too few people in this world who can get it.Every time there is something important, Li Hong always sends someone to invite him to be there.He couldn't understand Dahan's dialect, and it was rare for Yufu. Heng Ji sat next to him and explained it to him from time to time, and sometimes Li Hong himself did the translation for him.This moved him very much.Just this little incident made him understand why a person who was born in a lowly background and is said to be mentally abnormal was so supported and loved by the soldiers.He treats any soldier like his own brother, who wouldn't give his life to such a person?Lou Lu felt that he was willing to work hard for him.

Li Hong told them that he was going north to Changshan with his troops.For the time being, Handan City is occupied by Xian Yufu, Yushi leads Shooting Tiger, and Lu Huanyang sits in charge.The five thousand Yanzhao trilogy is led by Yan Wuwei and Xiaolan to continue training in Handan.He only took Black Panther Yicong and Sheyingtongqu about 3000 cavalry northward.

"My lord, with more than 3000 people going north, can they conquer Zhending City, the prefecture of Changshan?" She Yingtong asked doubtfully.

"According to the latest news sent by the Julu County Mansion, the troops currently in Yuanshi City include 1000 troops from Pingyuan County's Cao Shushi Liu Bei, 1000 soldiers from Jinan Kingdom's Cao Shushi Wubo Trilogy, and Julu County's capital. There are 1000 men in Wei Panfeng's trilogy, and 3000 in Bohai County's captain Zhang Yin's trilogy, a total of 6000 horses. If we add our cavalry, there are 1 horses. It is definitely not possible to attack Zhending City head-on, but it is still possible to encircle Zhending. .”

"According to the information we got, after the Battle of Yingtao, Yang Feng and Bai Rao left Zhang Yan due to internal conflicts after the Yellow Turban Army, and each led their troops southward to Montenegro, so Zhang Yan now has at most [-] troops. force."

"With our [-]-step cavalry army, we are still sure of defeating Zhang Yan's [-] Yellow Turban Army. What do you think?" Li Hong asked with a smile.

"I object." Yushi said unceremoniously, "We conquered Zhongshan Kingdom, rescued Julu County, and now we have recovered Zhao Kingdom. The troops marched thousands of miles, and more than half of the soldiers were lost in repeated battles. Let the soldiers rest for a period of time. This is a war, not a tour of the mountains and rivers. The soldiers marched continuously, fought continuously, and were extremely exhausted physically and mentally. What good does this do for the Fengyun Cavalry? I am against it, firmly against it."

Heng Ji also said: "My lord, the soldiers really need to rest. Jizhou is far away from the northern border, and many soldiers and war horses are not acclimatized. It will take a while to adapt. My lord, should you think carefully again."

"Your Excellency, do you want to fulfill your promise to Master Liu?" Xian Yufu said with a smile, "But I don't think there is any rush. We'd better wait for the people from Zhao Guoguo's Prime Minister's Mansion to arrive, and let us go there with an army of [-]."

Ever since Liu Yu told him that he would find a way to promote him to a military post after returning to Beijing, he was in a very good mood and felt energetic in everything he did.He felt that subconsciously he still wanted to be an official, and even dreamed of fighting the world with Li Hong, and one day he could also be a general, famous all over the world, and honor his ancestors.I was born in a small official family in Yuyang County. I have all the skills and ambitions. I dreamed that I would also help the country and the people and do something. But in this world, I don’t want to be an official or a high-ranking official. I can do everything No, let alone assisting the country and the people.Serve the country, everyone will say this truth.But in this era, there must be conditions to serve the country, not everyone is qualified to serve the country.It is not easy for a petty official from a poor family like myself to do something real.After he succeeded in his studies, he worked as a petty official in Yuyang, Liaodong, and Zhuojun. He knew the hardships and helplessness of being an official, and he also knew the power and prestige of being an official.What is the purpose of studying martial arts since childhood?To be an official.Now, he was finally looking forward to an opportunity to be a high official with a rank and salary of two thousand shi.

This is all thanks to Li Hong.Without the talent and achievements of the person in front of him, he would have no chance of promotion.Afterwards, he had to carefully analyze and figure out all the battles that Li Hong fought, and later he realized a truth, that he did not have the talent for fighting.Li Hong's thinking and methods of fighting are very capable of grasping the mysteries and tricks, but his thinking is always limited by the shackles of the art of war, and he cannot reach the realm of Li Hong's easy-to-use and unconstrained style.This is the gap.So he always thought, if he has been following Li Hong, will he be a general one day?

(End of this chapter)